Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security Issue Joint Statement Regarding “Next Steps for the H-2B Program”
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following announcement regarding the H-2B guestworker visa program: March 16, 2015. Joint Statement from DOL and DHS on Next Steps for the H-2B Program On March 4, 2015, the federal district court in the Northern District of Florida vacated the Department of […]
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Know Your Supplier (Continued): Omnibus Appropriations Bill Highlights Continuing Concerns Regarding Labor in Bangladeshi Shrimp Industry
On Monday night, Congress released the text of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014,” outlining the spending of a trillion dollars for the operation of the federal government. The compromise bill includes a number of provisions of relevance to the commercial seafood industry, including a section that would, if enacted, afford greater flexibility to the seafood industry in the employment of […]